An image from an experiment in the quantum optics laboratory in Cambridge. Laser light was used to excite individual tiny, artificially constructed atoms known as quantum dots, to create “squeezed” single photons

Scientists "squeeze" light one particle at a time

01 September 2015

A team of scientists have measured a bizarre effect in quantum physics, in which individual particles of light are said to have been “squeezed” – an achievement which at least one textbook had written off as hopeless.

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Detail from a list of the names, ages and prices of slaves bought by British plantation owner  William Philip Perrin from John Broomfield in 1796.

Price of Britain’s Slave Trade revealed

13 August 2015

Letters and papers revealing in detail how human beings were priced for sale during the 18th century Transatlantic Slave Trade have been made available to researchers and the public.

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The camera eye of an octopus is structurally similar to that of a human, but has evolved independently, making it a classic example of convergent evolution.

“Map Of Life” predicts ET. (So where is he?)

02 July 2015

The author of a new study of evolutionary convergence argues that the development of life on Earth is predictable, meaning that similar organisms should therefore have appeared on other, Earth-like planets by now.

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Copleston High School at Jesus college.

Colleges inspire students of the future

26 June 2015

More than 100 high-performing pupils from 16 state schools have embarked on a potentially life-changing educational journey with The Brilliant Club, following an inspiring visit to Cambridge.

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